Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Perception is everything
Latin translation:
animi acies est omnia
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Joseph Brazauskas
May 30, 2010 15:51
13 yrs ago
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Native in: Afrikaans 
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Perception is everything
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Proposed translations
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| 4 | animi acies est omnia |
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| 4 | esse est percipi |
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Jun 4, 2010 11:33: Joseph Brazauskas Created KOG entry
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animi acies est omnia
This could be rendered several other ways, e.g., 'mentis acies est omnia', 'animi acumen est omnia', or, with less circumlocution, simply 'sagacitas est omnia' or 'iudicium est omnia'.
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esse est percipi
This is by no means a literal translation of your phrase, but the famous quote by the philosopher George Berkeley, which means "to be is to be perceived". I thought I'd suggest this instead :-)
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